HTS heading 3401 · Chapter 34
HTS 3401: Soap
HTS heading 3401 covers soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, molded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent. It has 6 tariff lines with a duty rate; the general (MFN) rates are Free (5 lines), 4% (1 line).
Imports may also owe Chapter 99 tariffs (Section 232, 301 or 201) depending on origin and date, plus the Merchandise Processing Fee and, by sea, the Harbor Maintenance Fee.
Rates from the 2026 HTS Revision 22, effective October 30, 2026. Source: U.S. International Trade Commission.
Tariff lines and duty rates
| HTS code | Description | General | Special | Column 2 | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, molded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent: | |||||
| 3401.11 | For toilet use (including medicated products): | ||||
| 3401.11.10.00 | Castile soap[kg] | Free | 15% | Estimate → | |
| 3401.11.50.00 | Other[kg] | Free | 4.4¢/kg + 30% | Estimate → | |
| 3401.19.00.00 | Other[kg] | Free | 4.4¢/kg + 15% | Estimate → | |
| 3401.20.00.00 | Soap in other forms[kg] | Free | 4.4¢/kg + 30% | Estimate → | |
| 3401.30 | Organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap: | ||||
| 3401.30.10.00 | Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic surface-active agent[kg] | 4% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,K,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 15.4¢/kg + 53.5% | Estimate → |
| 3401.30.50.00 | Other[kg] | Free | 25% | Estimate → |
6 lines shown. Statistical suffixes (the last two digits) inherit the rate of the 8-digit subheading above them.
Example: base duty and fees on $10000
For HTS 3401.30.10.00 at the general rate of 4%, shipped by ocean, before any Chapter 99 tariffs:
| Base duty (4%) | $400.00 |
| Merchandise Processing Fee (0.3464%, min $34.58) | $34.64 |
| Harbor Maintenance Fee (0.125%) | $12.50 |
| Duty and fees | $447.14 |
Origin-specific tariffs can multiply this. Run this example from China or from Mexico to see every line.
Special program codes in this heading
- A, A*, A+
- Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
- AU
- U.S.–Australia FTA
- BH
- U.S.–Bahrain FTA
- CL
- U.S.–Chile FTA
- CO
- U.S.–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
- D
- African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
- E, E*
- Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
- IL
- U.S.–Israel FTA
- JO
- U.S.–Jordan FTA
- K
- Agreement on Trade in Pharmaceutical Products
- KR
- U.S.–Korea FTA (KORUS)
- MA
- U.S.–Morocco FTA
- OM
- U.S.–Oman FTA
- P, P+
- CAFTA-DR
- PA
- U.S.–Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
- PE
- U.S.–Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
- S, S+
- USMCA (United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement)
- SG
- U.S.–Singapore FTA
A special rate applies only when the goods qualify under that program's rules of origin and the claim is made at entry.